Higher Federal Taxes on Tobacco Products a Possibility
A new proposal making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee would significantly increase taxes on tobacco products if...
One Crisis Breeds Another In Las Vegas, Nevada
The following articles was submitted by the Cigar Rights of America
As the premium cigar industry confronts a different day due to the virus pandemic,...
Sampling Do’s and Don’ts: FDA’s New Rules
In October, the FDA issued its final guidance on the sampling of premium cigars and other covered tobacco products. The sampling restrictions apply to...
FDA Releases Updated Guidance on Free Sample Ban of Tobacco Products
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began rolling out the Deeming Regulations in 2016, one area of the the new regulations that...
May 2020 Deadline Set for Substantial Equivalence Applications
A federal judge has given cigar and e-cigarette manufacturers 10-months to apply for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to keep...
Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Argued in Court
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and Cigar Association of America’s (CAA) lawsuit against the U.S....
Relationship Building: A Key Task for Tobacco Retailers
With the continued pressure of local ordinances and state legislative bills that seek to restrict or prohibit the sale of legal tobacco products, raise...
FDA Begins Review of Premium Cigar Regulation
Here we go again–the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is looking at regulating premium cigars but this time around, it wants to hear...
New York State Raises Tax Rate on Cigars
Tobacconists in the state of New York are now facing a higher cost associated with doing business.
The New York Department of Tax has revised...
FDA Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
The tobacco industry has faced a deluge of legislation and regulations aimed at limiting flavors but none like the one announced today by the...
